A 56-year-old Chelsea man drowned in Mystic Lake over the weekend, changing into the second particular person to drown within the Winchester lake in current weeks.
Jose Garcia had been swimming on the lake with members of the family through the brutally sizzling Sunday afternoon, in response to Massachusetts State Police.
Then one other beachgoer noticed Garcia in misery within the water, about 35 toes off the shore previous the designated swimming space in Upper Mystic Lake off Sandy Beach, police mentioned. The witness yelled for assist and known as 911.
Local law enforcement officials and firefighters, together with the State Police Dive Team and State Police Air Wing, responded to the scene. About 50 minutes after arriving, Stoneham Fire Department divers discovered Garcia and eliminated him from the lake.
He was transported by a Winchester Fire ambulance to Winchester Hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless. No foul play is suspected.
This drowning comes a couple of weeks after a 52-year-old drowning sufferer was discovered by the Massachusetts State Police Underwater Recovery Unit in Upper Mystic Lake.
Lynn’s Alford Garcia was seen falling from an inflatable float in an unsupervised space of the lake off Shannon Beach in Winchester. Garcia tried to make it again to shore, however grew to become drained and slipped underwater.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has water security tips geared toward stopping drownings. Among different suggestions, the division encourages individuals to discover ways to swim and administer CPR, be alert in and round water, and swim solely in secure places.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”